Object Details
Artist
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742
Description
The sectional elevation shows a two-storied chamber, the second story indicated by a balcony. Roof construction is also shown.The design continues to the left with the outlines of a roof and the elevation of a wall, showing a dado and an entablature with brackets, and toward the lower right a section of the substructure. Details of interior include fireplace and mantle with candelabra, a large mirror, sculptures in niches, and richly ornamented walls. Remnant of a framing line at bottom edge.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Date
1719–20
Accession Number
1911-28-80
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper
Dimensions
58.1 x 42.9 cm (22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1911-28-80